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Kerri Gray holds up a photo of her son at her Cumming home Tuesday. He was killed in a drive-by shooting. (Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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NEW: Mother of slain 6-month-old finds peace knowing he saved other lives52m ago

The shooting took place at the Prato at Midtown apartments, which are located in Atlanta's Old 4th Ward neighborhood.

Atlanta police investigating shooting at Old 4th Ward apartments

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Kemp pushes back on Perdue’s comment he wouldn’t certify 2020 election if he was governor

New polls trigger new GOP battle in Georgia governor race

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Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address to a joint session of the Georgia Legislature on Jan. 13, 2022. He said he would work with lawmakers against "divisive ideologies like critical race theory" in schools. Four bills on that topic were filed within two weeks. (Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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GOP efforts to limit how race is taught in Georgia schools increase

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Tammy Jensen with Stunning Ladies helps Carl Bennett of Marietta with gun accessories during a Georgia Carry convention. An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll found that about 70% of registered voters oppose the idea of allowing people to carry handguns without a permit. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

AJC POLL: Georgians oppose permit-less gun carry, repeal of Roe v. Wade

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National champion Bulldogs more powerful on recruiting trail

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Wave of student absences adds pressure on metro Atlanta schools

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Local

Atlanta residents speak out about how shortage of maintenance workers affects apartment living

Fulton court OKs Atlanta’s $19 million settlement over trash fees

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WATCH: Atlanta police seek suspect in shooting near Buckhead nightclub

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Atlanta high school shifts to virtual learning after fire

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Stonecrest passes on March election date to replace mayor after guilty fraud plea

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FRIDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Single-digit wind chills possible with arrival of Arctic blast

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THE JOLT: City leaders to GOP: don’t champion infrastructure cash you didn’t vote for

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Man, woman shot multiple times near Midtown Atlanta nightclub

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‘This agency is at risk’: DeKalb sheriff pushes for more funding

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Nation & State

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2013, file photo, Joseph Maldonado answers a question during an interview at the zoo he runs in Wynnewood, Okla. Maldonado known also as “Tiger King” Joe Exotic is headed to a federal courtroom Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, for a resentencing hearing. He's now in federal prison after a jury convicted him in a murder-for-hire plot involving his chief rival, Carole Baskin. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

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‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prison

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Bridge collapses, drops city bus into Pittsburgh ravine

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Jury selection starts in lone trial over Breonna Taylor raid

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Judge OKs agreement to destroy gun used by Kyle Rittenhouse

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Stella McCartney designs Minnie Mouse a pantsuit

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Biden’s vow of Black justice a nod to his most loyal voters

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A key inflation gauge rose 5.8% in 2021, most in 39 years

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Here, kitty: Bidens welcome cat named Willow to White House

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Politics

A special grand jury will be impaneled in Fulton County to investigate whether Donald Trump violated the law in his efforts to reverse the outcome of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. (Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

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Capitol Recap: Special Fulton County grand jury to investigate Trump6h ago

New polls trigger new GOP battle in Georgia governor race

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Democrats are concerned that slipping approval ratings for President Joe Biden, shown speaking earlier this month at the Atlanta University Center, could hurt their chances in November's elections, including races for governor and the U.S. Senate. An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released this past week shows the president's approval rating at 34%, down from 51% in May. (Doug Mills/ New York Times)

Biden’s sagging approval could haunt Georgia Democrats

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Gwinnett County voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Shorty Howell Park Activity Building in Duluth on the last day of early voting on Oct. 30, 2020. On Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, a Georgia Senate committee approved a proposal by GOP Sen. Clint Dixon, of Gwinnett, to make that county's school board elections nonpartisan. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

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Bill making Gwinnett school board elections nonpartisan advances7h ago

New legislation in the state Senate would allow the electric-vehicle company Rivian to sell its trucks directly to Georgians, bypassing traditional car dealers. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia Senate bill would let Rivian sell e-cars directly to Georgians

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Tracie Revis, the director of advocacy for the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, overlooking the at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park.

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OPINION: A new voice to tell American Indians’ history in Georgia

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220111-Atlanta-President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris leave the stage after speaking about voting rights during at Clark Atlanta University on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Politically Georgia: Republicans on the upswing in AJC poll7h ago

Georgia state Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, shows a purple wristband he wore on Feb. 26, 2021, in honor of Max Gruver, a teenager from his area who died in a fraternity hazing incident in 2017. Albers has introduced legislation that strengthens criminal penalties for hazing convictions and requires more public disclosure of such incidents. (Courtesy of Georgia Legislature)

Georgia bill proposes longer jail time for hazing college students

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House Speaker David Ralston (R-GA) speaks at the Georgia Chamber’s “Eggs & Issues” breakfast at the Fox Theatre in downtown Atlanta, Georgia Jan. 12, 2022. Ralston rolled out legislation Jan. 26 that he said will increase access to mental health services but that also includes a provision aimed at Medicaid managed-care companies. (Nathan Posner for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Georgia bill aims to limit profits of Medicaid managed-care plans

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Neighborhoods

Fulton court OKs Atlanta’s $19 million settlement over trash fees

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This is a screenshot from the Stonecrest City Council's meeting on Jan. 24.

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Stonecrest passes on March election date to replace mayor after guilty fraud plea

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Frederick Douglass High School shifted to online learning for three days after a fire damaged the building. (Vanessa McCray/AJC file photo)

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Atlanta high school shifts to virtual learning after fire

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DeKalb woman pleads guilty to stealing COVID-19 relief funds

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‘This agency is at risk’: DeKalb sheriff pushes for more funding

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Stonewall Tell Elementary School third grade teacher Sadeka Gillard works with her students on their reading assignment Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. The school did not report substantial absences in January, but it has numerous strategies to help students who do miss class. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Wave of student absences adds pressure on metro Atlanta schools

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Republic Waste Services resumed recycling pickup this week in unincorporated eastern Gwinnett County. (Courtesy Republic Services)

Recycling collection resumes in eastern Gwinnett

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October 1, 2021 Atlanta: Estevan Hernandez speaks as a dozen protesters with the Party for Socialism & Liberation (PSL) and Assist and Resist Campaign Atlanta held a rally outside the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) located at 60 Executive Park S. in Atlanta on Friday, Oct. 1,2021 expressing grievances with the Georgia Rental Assistance program. Activist, Estevan Hernandez and the group delivered an open letter at the office Friday expressing frustrations with the DCA application process for rental assistance which the PSL says has website glitches and burdensome requirements. Hernandez says that calls, emails and contacting technical support has been unsuccessful. The open letter is asking DCA to distribute all the funds for rental assistance. Fix the online application system. Quickly process all pending applications. Remove burdensome application requirements including, landlord participation, lease verification and income verification. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Cobb County seeks $40M more for rental assistance

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Don't Miss

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Evolving opportunities keep retired Atlantans fit and on the go

Atlanta filmmakers’ ‘Honk For Jesus, Save Your Soul’ premieres at Sundance

Nurse trades scrubs for an 18-wheeler

Investigations

Chief Tim Wallis became chief at Lawrenceville Police Department in 2018 after two decades with the agency.

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Lawrenceville police chief suspended over sexual harassment claims

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Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan said legislation will be introduced next week to address gaps in the state's criminal record database. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Lt. governor pushing for fix to Georgia’s criminal database gaps

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Fingerprint technician William Boyd inspects fingerprints and potential fingerprint matches at the Georgia Crime Information Center, a division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, in Decatur Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. The system is usually automated, but it will flag certain prints with anomalies so they can be looked at with a human eye. More employers, both private and public, are using background checks to screen potential job candidates.

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Key information missing from Georgia’s criminal records database

Andrew Houser, right, Assistant Chief Community Supervision Officer, fist bumps a supervisee before leaving during a visit in October. In November, Department of Community Supervision Commissioner Michael Nail told state senators that the agency's work brought a decline in felonies committed by supervisees, and that those on probation aren’t responsible for the state's increase in violent crime. (Casey Sykes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Georgia’s giant probation population undercuts focus on most dangerous

The campaign to undermine Georgia’s election

Access Atlanta

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"The 700 Club," now hosted by Gordon Robertson, will no longer be on WGCL-TV starting Feb. 1, 2022. It's moving to CW69.

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Cynthia Bailey of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" will be on the new season of "Celebrity Big Brother." (Photo by: Heidi Gutman/Bravo)

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Cynthia Bailey joins CBS’s third season of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd comes straight to you live

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‘Opera in the Kitchen’ brings Tuscany to Georgia

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Hawks to celebrate Lunar New Year during Monday’s game

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Netflix launches first mobile games on Android

Here’s what’s new on Netflix, Prime and Hulu this month

Sports

Former Georgia quarterback and later offensive coordinator Mike Bobo. BRANT SANDERLIN / AJC file

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Former Bulldog Mike Bobo joins Georgia football staff

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AJC audio roundtable: What UGA’s championship means for the state

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Class A Public Blog: Taking a quick look at weekend’s top games, region standings

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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker (7) celebrates with teammate Tommy Townsend (5) after kicking a 49-yard field goal during the second half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Full credit to the NFL, still the greatest show on Earth

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Atlanta United midfielder Ezequiel Barco (8) reacts after scoring a goal off of a free kick during the first half against D.C. United at Mercedes Benz Stadium Saturday, September 18, 2021 in Atlanta, Ga.. JASON GETZ FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Ezequiel Barco won’t play for Atlanta United. What happened?

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Fans fill Sanford stadium for the program. The Georgia Bulldogs football team, the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship winners between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide, celebrate with a parade in Athens, GA, on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com

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National champion Bulldogs more powerful on recruiting trail

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Atlanta United midfielder Matheus Rossetto works against FC Cincinnati Saturday, March 8, 2020, in Atlanta.

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Matheus Rossetto’s goal with Atlanta United? Score more goals

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Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Nolan Smith (4) pursues Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) during the second quarter in the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday, in Miami Gardens, Fl. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia’s Nolan Smith arrested earlier this month for suspended license

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